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DON OF THE POPE"


DON OF THE POPE"
Ts,, Text OF the Letter In which Leo XIII.
C,esus. the Eternal City-Rome's Restora-
tion weuid he . blessing to Italy aad to
the werid-- Rr view or tho Nations or the
Earth In their Relations 20 the Holy Soc.
send translation OF the oicAi text Of the latter Of
Leo Kill cardinal Rampos II Ia destined TO occupy
conspicuous place In the history Of the Roman cues.
sIon Ia moreover In tho part dsrosdto Italy one Of
che clearest fullest and most convincing statements
made Of The historic rights Of the Holy Sec To Ito
temporal sovereignty and Of the absolute necessity Of
shs restoration Of the same BsasAnp o'Rrnir.
TLysvAsirs. Aug ~.
N Cardinal Ra~pol,a Secretary Of STATE 'sM June 1857
Ny LORD CARDINAL: Although the pur-
poses which guido US In the government Of the
Universal Church are sufficiently known to
you. still we deem II opDortune to sum them
mp briefly and to explain them better to you.
WHO. because Of the now Office which our trust
IN you has called you to MI. are bound to help
us nearer to our porson. and to develop your
action In conformity with our intention.
In the midst OF the weighty cares Of which
The formidable burden OF tho Supreme Pontfn-
.,ate has over been and 10 still tho source to us,
go have derived no littlo comfort from tho per-
,srasion that the Church Ii rich In that virtue
which not only nvails for the eternal salvation
of souls--its true and proper workout for the
salvation as we'll OF the entire human society.
Indeed, from the very beginning our aim
was to labor constantly to repair the evils
caused to the Church by the revolution and by
impiety. while ut tho snme time endeavoring to
mako this same divine virtue felt by the whole
human family In its extreme need thereof.
And inaslnuch as our enemies employ to-day.
a. they have done for a long time In tho past.
every means to strip the Church OF oil social
influence, and to ALLEVIATE from her both PEG.
ples and Govornments, to whom they have
done their best by ail manner OF articles to
rsnder her suspect, and to have her looked
upon rs an enemy. We on our side have held
her up for what she truly Is. the very best
friend md bensfactress both Of rulers and OF
Nations. With these we have studied to recon-
.ce her. by removing and drawing ever closer
the bonds Of friendly intercourse between the
Holy Soc and the divers nations. and by restor-
Ing everywhere religious pence.
Everything moves US to keep constantly to
this line OF conduct. my Lord Cardinal; nor Is
there any need why we should here explain at
any length our rcisons for doing DO. We shall
so cn 1 81 baek to s
principles Of orier, which have been 80 rock
lessy SGT aside and neglected This neglect
rulers and the various classes Of society on
which repose the peace and the public welfare
roligipus sense aud tho restraint OF duty. and
thereby has been lot loose and strengthened
TINT spirit OF insubordination and revolt which
The evil is growing beyond all measure,
im,eIlne them, to seek for means to arrest the
faiul downward movement OF society and to
ss sos ss sSs And ,hey w ws Is
orssaakwateE against SO furious a tide. D.,
There will ho S be No salvation for
tary iniluence-who knows how to direct mems
minds toward the TRUTH and to train souls to
the the the severity OF the laws nor the rigors Of
human justice nor the force OF arms can avail
I.9 ward on ths present danger. much loss to re;
imlnOvable foundations.
Dsing CONVINCED Of this truth. We believe 1t
ton by propasatlng the holy doctrines OF the
Gospel. by reconeilng the minds OF men to tho
saa y
them to discharge with full measure OF fruit
tulness their beneticent mission in the world
10 this work II has pleased US TO associa late
you, my Lord Cardinal. promising ourselves
much rom your experience in public affairs,
Holy See and your attachment TO our person.
For the attainment OF this most noble purpose.
where VINE the action o. the Holy see applying It.
however. to the different nations In accordance
with the needs and tho special conditions OF
each one Of them.
THE ACTION OF THE HOLY SEE IN AusTRIA-HuN-
GARY.
In Austria-Hungary the distinguished piety
OF the hmPSrGr and Apost1iiS King ana his de- IT,
the other members VI the imperial and royal
family. are tho cause OF the excellent relations
pire Thanks to these and to the intelligence
q the Statesmen VINO enjoy the coniidence OF
promote prom in Aastria, Hunsa M the interests OF
religion. to remove the obstacles II meets with.
and 70 regulate with iull mutual accord The
difficulties that may arise.
rpANrC
From Austria our thoughts turn with spe-
cial concern to France. that noble ami Gener-
Gus nniion, fruitful in CATHOLIC works and In
tSs GSu %sn W. Know X By siperisnee tSs DE-
Aristotle See. from Whom many time we
have received expressions Of the deepest conso-
SeR This y feeling a4 Fl sp nsaS. s
with all the more bitterness OF the sight Of
what is happening among them 70 the dstri-
up the most fervent prayers that the progress
OF Evil may be arrested. and that, 81! dissen-
Sstsssa aoy ses and
pacts soIemniS agreed to.
IN SPAIN.
Nor Il Spain less near to our heart. Her un.
shaken faith has merited for her tho glorious
iitle Of the Catholic nation. and y Il from her
Iaith that she derives 30 much OF her great
Quainted with her special needs. the foremost
among these being tho need Of union among
Catholics for the generous and dlsinteres.sd
defence OF religion for sincere devotion to the
Holy See. for mutual charity, In order not to
allow themselves to be carried away by private
aims nor by the spirit Of contention. The close
rsistions which this faithful ana generous ma
tion maintains with u.s. the piety OF the widow
Ell Queen Regent and her t1lial obedience to
Tho Vicar q Christ afford W the assurance ,
ssnd tho prosperity Of that kingdom shall meet
tnsre with efilcacious fnvor and cooperation.
The close Relations OF origin, language. ana
religion. az well us the Arm attachment to their
ancestral faith. which unite the spanish peo-
ple with those OF south America. induce us not
to separate them In the special soicitudo which
we have to bestow on their common welfare.
IN PORTUGAL.
We cannot pass over In silence the Portu-
Ghese nation who have contributed SO much
toward the spread Of tho Catholic faith In far
dls,nnt lands, and which Is closely united 70
the Holy Soc by mutual ties OF devout obedi-
ence on the one side, and OF u fatherly return
on tho other. With This nation We have lately
been able to conclude by common accord. and
10 our mutual satisfaction, the wetghty con-
troyhrsy regarding tho royal patronage IN the
East Indies We DrnmiSa Ouraaly1H to lind In